SOLUTION: Which is the next number in the series: -1,0,3,8,15,24,35,...

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Question 193992: Which is the next number in the series:
-1,0,3,8,15,24,35,...
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note that:
0 -(-1) =1
3 - 0 = 3
8 - 3 = 5
15-8 = 7
24-15 =9
35-24=11
.......
the differences are consecutive odd numbers.
Therefore the next number - 35 will be 13.
so the number is 48